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1968118501968. Softcover. VG- spotting on cover. Bw wraps. 38 pp. 49 bw 6 color plates. Simply an illustrated catalogue of 53 interesting works of sculpture by many artists such as Auguste Rodin Pablo Picasso Henry Moore Gaston Lachaise and Jean Arp among others. unknown books
1945246647Colorado Spring Colorado 1945. Number 15 of an edition of 250 copies executed in the Summer and Autumn of 1945 and printed on handmade paper by Lawrence Barrett each Lithograph has been numbered and signed by the artist. 20 Lithograghs each signed titled and numbered by Dehn. Folio 550 x 440 mm. Laid into a black and green cloth portfolio. Dehn Adolf. Number 15 of an edition of 250 copies executed in the Summer and Autumn of 1945 and printed on handmade paper by Lawrence Barrett each Lithograph has been numbered and signed by the artist. 20 Lithograghs each signed titled and numbered by Dehn. Folio 550 x 440 mm. unknown books
284575unbound. very good. Fine ball point pen signature on a 5" x 3" card "Jess Willard" c. 1967.<br/><br/> American boxer best remembered for defeating Jack Johnson on April 5 1915 becoming Heavyweight Champion of the World. He would retain his belt until 1919 the year he was defeated by Jack Dempsey.<br/><br/> unknown books
19672874451967. unbound. very good. Partly-printed correspondence reply postcard 6" x 4" in German translated Absender: Prof. Otto Hahn to fellow physicist and researcher E. v. a. C. Andrade March 29th 1967 with printed message: "Your kind shipment of your print "Rujato-Carola". I have received it and express my most sincere thanks for it." In a holograph postscript Hahn further replies: "Your report about Heidelberg has interested me very much. I am happy to have it. With my best regards your old colleague and friend - Otto Hahn". Written one year before his death at age 89. Written in blue fountain pen with a couple of minor blots otherwise in fine condition.<br/><br/> German chemist and Nobel Prize recipient who was a pioneer in the field of radioactivity.<br/><br/> unknown books
1959007563Chicago: Edgewater Beach Hotel 1959. Book. Very good condition. Paperback. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Octavo 8vo. Stagebill from the Edgewater Beach Playhouse at the Edgewater Beach Hotel located at 5301 N. Sheridan Road in Chicago for the week of June 28 1959. Signed in ink on front cover "Susan Strasberg" with a heart sketch and by Franchot Tone. Additionally signed on interior page "Best wishes Tom Clancy" "Best Robert Brown" Berry Kroeger and David Hurst. Overall moderate shelfwear and soiling with minor crease along center. Edgewater Beach Hotel Paperback books
1917287428Berlin 1917. unbound. very good. Exceedingly rare Feldpost card "Lise Meitner" 3.5" x 5" Berlin Lichterfelde Ziethen Str. 15 May 23rd 1917 in German translated to Lieutenant Otto Hahn Inspectorate of Gas Regiments Great Headquarters German Feldpost #344 in full: "Thank you very much for your letter which I plan to answer more detail in the coming days. Of course it would be even better if you could come personally. So far the results are not so clear that they can be easily discussed in writing. The lye residue arrived yesterday. After lengthy deliberation regarding Privy Councilor Pl. I have gained conviction that if you were to write a few cordial non-official lines they would find the same reception. Since Pl. himself didn't send out notices I believe an official letter of condolence would not be in order. This is my opinion the decision lies with you." In very good condition.<br/><br/> Austrian-Swedish physicist who worked with Otto Hahn and Otto Robert Frisch in discovering that nuclear fission of uranium took place when it absorbed an extra neutron. Surprisingly only Hahn was awarded the Nobel Prize for their discovery.<br/><br/> unknown books
19501283191950. unbound. A stunning 13.25 x 10.5-inch black-and-white photograph of Bankhead in motion. No place no date circa 1950. Inscribed over the white background of her cardigan and blouse: "For Suzanne all my love from Tallulah." Stamped on the back by Miami photographer Ray Fisher. Several small creases; very good condition.<br/><br/> unknown books
19351763151935. unbound. 7 x 5 inches no place no date circa 1935 -- a black-and-white head shot of Bankhead wearing dark lipstick and gazing wanly into the distance. Signed in the full near the bottom. Very good condition.<br/><br/> unknown books
1937515601937. Very Good. The photograph is approx. 17.5 x 23cm. mounted on a larger card mount. Waist length shot of the Congressman wearing a three-piece suit. Signed on photo "Arthur W. Mitchell M.C. May 26 1936". Some marring in background where photo is spotted or gouged but Mitchell's image is clear and unmarked. Also included 1 A Bill to Assure to Persons within the Jurisdiction of Every State the Equal Protection of the Laws and to Punish the Crime of Lynching. Washington: 1937. 4p. pamphlet. Later folds. 75th Congress. 1st Session. H.R. 2251. and 2 The Democratic Party and the Negro: Speech of Hon. Arthur W. Mitchell of Illinois in the House of Representatives April 22 1936. Washington: n.d. 3p. Later folds. Reprinted from the Congressional Record. and 3 Lynching the Blackest Crime in America Today: Speech of Hon. Arthur W. Mitchell of Illinois in the House of Representatives Tuesday May 19 1936. Washington: n.d. 3p. Later folds. Reprinted from the Congressional Record. Mitchell was born near Lafayette Alabama on December 22 1883. He attended Tuskegee Institute and also studied at Columbia and Harvard. He founded the Armstrong Agricultural School in West Butler Alabama. Mitchell turned his attention to the law and after admission to the bar eventually moved to Chicago Illinois. He was the first African American to be elected to the U.S. Congress as a Democrat. He served four terms as an Illinois Congressman 1935-1943. He then returned to the practice of law and other endeavors. He died in 1968 and was interred on his farm near Petersburg Virginia. <br/><br/> unknown books
192424017Pasadena CA: Published by the Author 1924. 1st edition Ahouse A35a. Printed wrappers stapled. VG some age toning. 95 1 pp. Advert last page. 12mo. 6-5/8" x 4-1/8" <br/><br/> Published by the Author unknown books
1960BL1553London New York Toronto:: Abelard-Schuman 1960. 1960. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. 224 pp. Frontis. plates glossary index. Beige cloth gilt-stamped spine title dust-jacket. Burndy bookplate. Very good. Herbert Douglas Anthony M.A. B.Sc. Ph.D. F.R.A.S. Lieut.-Colonel R.A.E.C. Chief Inspector of Army Education was an English mathematician the headmaster of Elmfield College and of Kilburn Grammar School. Anthony attended Latymer Upper School and was an open mathematics scholar at Queens' College. Abelard-Schuman, (1960). hardcover books
196735515London: Schott & Co. 5897 1967. Paperback. Very Good. Octavo. Wrappers. 1f. 87 pp.<br/><br/>From the collection of noted musicologist Stanley Boorman with his signature to upper.<br/><br/>Wrappers lightly worn; titling in ink to spine. Schott & Co. [5897] paperback books
1927P47181927. Prague: Spolek Typografia v Praze; Orbis 1927. Octavo 25 à 17 cm. Original printed card folder with thirty-four bookplates mounted on black card stock and loosely inserted; string-bound text part 14 pp. laid in. Signed and inscribed by the editor Rudolf Hála. Folder lightly worn; largely lacking green tie strings; else very good with contents in fine condition. A complete portfolio containing thirty-four bookplates printed for a competition held by the Typographia Society in Prague in order to encourage the development of bookplate arts incorporating type-setting rather than only using drawing etchings or other forms of graphic arts. The portfolio reproduces thirty-four of sixty-nine entries submitted in order of the jury's selection which are mounted on black card stock with the designer's name and the award printed below. While some are purely based on set type and printed ornaments others incorporate drawn elements or even include iconographic elements such as a typesetter's cabinet or punches. Among the designers and illustrators are J. Vichnar J. Dyntar Ed. Svoboda V. Ambrosi Ant. MaÅ¡ek Ant. Åehák O. PoskoÄil and others. With an introduction by the editor and publisher Rudolf Hála which reflects on the significane of the typographic ex libris and its future development. Signed and inscribed by Hála. One of 150 copies printed. KVK and OCLC show the copies at the Czech National Library Yale and the New York Public Library. unknown books
197329835Palo Alto: American West Publishing Co 1973. 1st trade edition. SIGNED by Crouch. Mustard-colored cloth binding with gilt stamped spine lettering. Color pictorial dust jacket. NF slt lean/top edge a bit dusty/VG light wear. 191 1 pp including Index. Profusely illustrated from photographs color & b/w taken by the author. 4to. 11-1/4" x 8-5/8" <br/><br/> American West Publishing Co hardcover books
193630864Torino: Unione Tipografico-Editrice Torinese 1936. Two volumes. Large octavo. <br/><br/>Volume Primo Il Seicento e il Settocento Con 21 tavole 339 figure e 261 citazioni musicali. 1f. recto title verso copyright statement 1f. contents 1f. recto list of illustrations verso blank 1f. note 625 i blank pp. <br/><br/>Volume Secondo L'Ottocento e il Novecento Con 14 tavole 421 figure e 53 citazioni musicali. 1f. recto title verso copyright statement 1f. contents 1f. recto list of illustrations verso blank 496 pp. <br/><br/>Original publisher's beige linen with titling to upper boards and spine.<br/><br/>Bindings slightly foxed with occasional minor defects. Unione Tipografico-Editrice Torinese unknown books
19541331125New York: The Viking Press 1954. Hardcover. Octavo; G/G; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine blue illustrated white and black print; DJ in mylar small tears at spine ends and flap corners peripheral toning small label on spine; Boards in yellow cloth with red print mild wear to corners and spine caps else clean and strong; Text block has tan-tinted top edge spotting to edges mild tanning to endpapers else clean and tight; x 273 pages.<br /> <br /> <p>NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office in wraparound bookcase next to 15's. 1331125. FP New Rockville Stock. The Viking Press hardcover books
195416274.1New York: The Viking Press 1954. 1st edition 2nd printing Holmes A37a. Yellow-gray cloth binding blue and red stamped lettering and design to spine and front board. Color illustrated DJ. Binding somewhat worn some light age-toning to paper. DJ rubbed and chipping at edges price clipped and spine sunned. A VG example in an About VG DJ. x 273 5 blank pp. 8-1/4" x 5-3/4" <br/><br/> The Viking Press hardcover books
19682221Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts 1968. Softcover. VG. Wraps. 48 pp. 13 bw repros. Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts unknown books
19681022.1New York: Public Education Authority 1968. Hardbound. VG. Cloth with mounted color cover. 70 pp. 4 color 107 bw repros. This cooperative concurrent exhibition was put together by three galleries each of which concentrated on a certain aspect of American Art from the specified period. Knoedler put the Figure section together which includes a two-page essay by Richard McLanathan and includes 1 color and 25 reproductions. They also put together the Still Life section with a two-page essay by William Gerdts followed by 1 color and 20 bw reproductions. Hirschl & Adler Galleries put Genre together with a two-page essay by Francis Grubar followed by 1 color and 29 bw reproductions. Paul Rosenberg put the Landscape section together with a two-page essay by Barbara Novak O'Doherty followed by 1 color and 32 bw repros. An important exhibition with many landmark works included and an overall superb survey. Public Education Authority unknown books
19681022New York: Public Education Authority 1968. Softcover. VG. Color wraps. 70 pp. 4 color 107 bw repros. This cooperative concurrent exhibition was put together by three galleries each of which concentrated on a certain aspect of American Art from the specified period. Knoedler put the Figure section together which includes a two-page essay by Richard McLanathan and includes 1 color and 25 reproductions. They also put together the Still Life section with a two-page essay by William Gerdts followed by 1 color and 20 bw reproductions. Hirschl & Adler Galleries put Genre together with a two-page essay by Francis Grubar followed by 1 color and 29 bw reproductions. Paul Rosenberg put the Landscape section together with a two-page essay by Barbara Novak O'Doherty followed by 1 color and 32 bw repros. An important exhibition with many landmark works included and an overall superb survey. Public Education Authority unknown books
192168478London: Macmillan 1921. 1st ed. Hardcover. Very Good. frontis color photos 4 folding maps browned index xv 480p. Blue cloth. 22cm. Light foxing. A few minor cover dents and scrapes. Bookseller's rubber stamp from Shillong on endpaper. No Jacket. <br/><br/> Macmillan hardcover books
196896051968. Softcover. VG. White wraps 80 pp. 5 color and 102 bw plates. Six-page introductory essay by Claus Virch. Catalogue lists 114 works by a large number of artists both American and European. Includes paintings sculptures etc. unknown books
1954RB1129Springfield:: Charles C. Thomas 1954. 1954. 8vo. xix 184 pp. Illus. index. Cloth dust-jacket. Very good. Scarce. Also includes a "Historical Sketch" on auxiliary heart as written by Mindell W. Stern. See: Obituary by John S. Bouslog M.D. RSNA Radiology Volume 91 Issue 4 Oct. 1968. Also: Scott W.G. "W. Walter Wasson M. D. 1884-1968." – The American Journal of Roentgenology Radium Therapy and Nuclear Medicine; 1969 Feb.; vol. 1052: pp. 456-8. Charles C. Thomas, (1954). hardcover books
195889952London: Printed by order of the trustees of the British Museum 1958. Hardcover. Near Fine. xlii 964p. Original green buckram. 24cm. No jacket. <br/><br/> Printed by order of the trustees of the British Museum hardcover books
192048164.1Pasadena: Published by the Author 1920. 2nd edition. Cf. Ahouse A26. Tan cloth binding with gilt stamping to spine & front board. General wear & soiling with a slight cock. Spine dull. Pencil poi to ffep. A VG copy. 445 3 pp. Crown 8vo. <br/><br/>In this work Sinclair makes "a systematic and incriminating critique of the severe limitations of the 'free press' in the United States. Among the topics covered is the use of yellow journalism techniques created by William Randolph Hearst. Sinclair called The Brass Check 'the most important and most dangerous book I have ever written.'" Wiki <br /> <br />"Frank Harris was an Irish-American editor novelist short story writer journalist and publisher who was friendly with many well-known figures of his day. Though he attracted much attention during his life for his irascible aggressive personality editorship of famous periodicals and friendship with the talented and famous he is remembered mainly for his multiple-volume memoir My Life and Loves which was banned in countries around the world for its sexual explicitness." <br /> <br />And in this volume Sinclair in his inscription gives a nod to Harris' periodicals. "with gratitude for one magazine per month!" Published by the Author hardcover books